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  • Bathroom Tile Installed

    Bathroom Tile Installed

    The tile has been laid and grouted. Here’s what it looks like. I couldn’t step into the bathroom to take a better shot because the grout was just set. We love how the bathroom tile turned out. Near the right corner is the bathtub drain and the rag in the circle covers where the toilet…

  • Bathroom Tile Project Intensifies

    Bathroom Tile Project Intensifies

    The bathroom is turning into a dream come true. This is an in-progress shot. The floor is done. The subway tile is starting to go up on the walls. The walls will be capped with one row of pencil stripe black tile, one row of white, then a final row of black. After the walls…

  • Our Window Sills Are Reborn

    Our Window Sills Are Reborn

    Our journeyman master carpenter recommended we go with oak for all the windowsills.  The old sills were badly water damaged.  The first two pics are the new sills in the living room.  They’ll be varnished for enduring protection. They’re nine or 10 inches wide and will be able to be sat on once they are…

  • Enjoying Our View of the Tree Tops

    Enjoying Our View of the Tree Tops

    A shot of the tree tops in our new back yard. Looking forward to feeding the mourning doves and other birds which we enjoyed doing at our old place.

  • Kitchen Sink Countertop

    Kitchen Sink Countertop

    Here’s the countertop we got at Home Depot. It’s not great, I was hoping it had more red in it to go with the brick wall, but it does match the “Butter Cookie” walls and it was fashioned well. It arrived with the sink template already cut out.

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